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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

As of 2021, 42% of the total population in the United States were people of color (Figure 2). This group included 19% who were Hispanic, 12% who were Black, 6% who were Asian, 1% who were American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN), less than 1% who … See more

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and …

WebA health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. …

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Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting …

WebSocial determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.1 They include factors like socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and …

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Community Health Centers: Growing Importance in a Changing …

WebIntroduction Community health centers play an increasingly important role in the US health care system. Launched in 1965 as a small experiment in bringing …

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How Recognizing Health Disparities for Black People is Important …

WebAt birth, Black people have shorter life expectancies compared to White people (70.8 vs. 76.4 years), and they experienced a larger decline in life expectancy …

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About State Health Facts KFF

WebState Health Facts is a project of KFF and provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States. In some cases, …

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New Federal Support for the Public Health Workforce: Analysis of

WebKey Takeaways New federal funding of $3 billion provided to health departments from the American Rescue Plan is designed to build and bolster what has …

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How Present-Day Health Disparities for Black People Are Linked to …

WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

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Global Health Funding in the FY 2024 Final Appropriations Bill

WebThree global health areas increased slightly in FY 2024: Funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, increased from $290 million in FY 2023 to $300 million in FY 2024 (this …

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Year in Review: 10 Health Policy Issues for 2023 KFF

WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

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Medicare Spending on Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Is Skyrocketing

WebOzempic rose from a 10 th place ranking among the 10 top-selling Part D drugs in 2021, with gross spending of $2.6 billion, to 6 th place in 2022, with spending of …

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The Landscape of School-Based Mental Health Services KFF

WebBarriers to School-Based Mental Health Services. During the 2021-2022 school year, approximately half of schools reported they strongly (12%) or moderately …

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Oral Contraceptive Pills: Access and Availability KFF

WebOral contraceptive pills (OCP) consist of the hormones progestin and estrogen, or only progestin, and must be taken orally once per day in order to prevent …

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What resources are available for privately insured patients who get

WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

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LGBT+ People’s Health Status and Access to Care

WebNearly three-quarters (74%) of LGBT+ people with a usual source of care got that care at a doctor’s office, though one in five (20%) obtained their routine care at a …

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Is Medicaid Too Big to… Block Grant

WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

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Hospital Charity Care: How It Works and Why It Matters KFF

WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

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Dental, Hearing, and Vision Costs and Coverage Among Medicare …

WebAbout one in six Medicare beneficiaries reported in 2019 that there was a time in the last year that they could not get dental, hearing, or vision care, and among …

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Section 1: Cost of Health Insurance

WebSection 1: Cost of Health Insurance. The average annual premiums in 2021, are $7,739 for single coverage and $22,221 for family coverage. Over the last year, the …

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Section 1: Cost of Health Insurance

WebSection 1: Cost of Health Insurance. The average annual premiums in 2022 are $7,911 for single coverage and $22,463 for family coverage. These amounts are …

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New OIG Report Examines Prior Authorization Denials in Medicaid …

WebOIG found that Medicaid MCOs had an overall prior authorization denial rate of 12.5%–more than 2 times higher than the Medicare Advantage rate (Figure 1). In …

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Section 1: Cost of Health Insurance

WebAverage annual health insurance premiums in 2023 are $8,435 for single coverage and $23,968 for family coverage. These average premiums each increased 7% …

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How Community Health Centers Are Serving Low-Income …

WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 …

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SUD Treatment in Medicaid: Variation by Service Type

WebTreatment rates across states show wide variation, with up to 50 percentage point differences in treatment rates for some services. Spending for enrollees with an …

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Key Facts on Abortion in the United States KFF

WebBlack women comprised 42% of abortion recipients, White women 30% , Hispanic women 22%, and 7% women of other races/ethnicities. Many women who …

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KFF Health Tracking Poll November 2023: Health Care Issues …

WebWhen voters are asked which political party they trust to handle each of the issues presented, the Republican Party has a slight edge on inflation and the Democratic …

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What’s at Stake for Access to Medication Abortion and the FDA

WebOn March 26, 2024, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v.Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), and …

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